Mop and the like



Aug. 25, 1942. c. E. KREBS MOP AND THE LIKE i vFiled April 3o, 1941 Patented Aug. 25, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENTl OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to mops .and the like, and has been illustrated in connection with a floor mop for dusting floors; but the invention is not limited thereto, as it may be employed in other like articles, such as applicators for Iapplying and spreading wax, varnish, oils, seals o=r polishing materials to floors and other surfaces. The principal object of the present invention is to provide a sleeve-like head or pad, having two sides, both of which are usable for dusting floors or other purposes.

Another object is to provide a sleeve-like head or pad which surrounds an elongated body and is held. thereon by a handle, one end of which is insertable into a socket in the body through fa hole in the head or pad that is capable of registering with the socket.

When used as a mop, the sleeve-like head is provided with a great multiplicity of lengths of mop yarn, cord, string or the like, throughout its entire surface, and in order to facilitate locating the socket of the body in register with a hole in the head, the latter is provided rwith two holes in both of its sides, disposed on opposite sides of the median line of the head, either of which holes is arranged to register with the socket of the -body regardless of which end of the body is inserted into the hollow of the head. In accordance with another form of the invention, one hole only may be formed in both sides of the head and the @body may be formed with two sockets so that on'e or the other socket may always be brought into register with a hole in the pad with the greatest of ease when assembling the article.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the course of this specification and with all of said objects and advantages in View, this invention consists in the several novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the drawing accompanying this specification in which:

Fig. l is a plan of :a mop embodying a simple for-In of the present invention and showing its handle partly broken away.

Fig. 2 is a plan of a sheath which comprises one member of the sleeve-like head.

Fig. 3 is a plan of the sheath, partly broken out to show the Ibody, with a certain flap removed. Y

Fig. 4 is a detail vertical cross section through the mop, showing the same upon an enlarged scale.

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic plan of the sleeve-like head, illustrating a method of stitching the lengths of mop yarn, cord or string, thereto.

Fig. 6 is a vertical cross section through a slightly modied form of body, and

Fig. 7 is :a cross section through a second modioation.

Referring to said drawing, the reference character I0 designates a removable and replaceable ksleeve-like or tubular head or pad, which surrounds an elongated body II, preferably composed of wood, and having a flat botto-rn face.

When the invention is applied to a mop, the head is ydesirably composed of a canvas sheath I2, to which are stitched short lengths of mop yarn, cord, string or the like I3, that overlie both sides of the head .and also project from the edges of the sheath. The lengths of mop yarn fare stitched to the sheath along spaced lengthwise extending lines and also to the edges of the sheath, as illustrated diagrammatically in Fig. 5, so that the several rows of mop yarn may overlap. Fig. 5 shows merely one side of the sheath, but it is to be understood that lengths of mop yarn are stitched to the opposite side lalso, 'as is clearly indicated in Fig. 4.

Inl constructing the head, a sheet of canvas of twice the width of the sheath is used and the lengths of mop yarn are sitched thereto along its length, after which the sheath is doubled u-pon itself and its free side edges are stitched together, thereby forming a sleeve-like or tubular head.

In accordance with one form of the invention, two holes I4, I5, are formed in each side of the head, which holes are disposed approximately midway between the ends of the sheath, one hole of each pair being located at one side of the median? line of the sheath and the other hole on the other side thereof and spaced apart the required distance to register with a socket IB, which is formed in the body II, approximately midway between its ends and extends crosswise thereof at an angle thereto of approximately forty-five degrees, as seen in Fig. 4. The socket opens lout through the top of the body at one side of the median line thereof at a place where it registers with a hole in the head.

By providing two holes in each side of the head, it is immaterial which end of the body is inserted into the hollow of the head because the socket will register with one or the other of the holes in the head when the body has been moved into proper place therein. The body and head are secured together by a handle Il, which can be readily inserted into the socket I6, through the hole which registers with the socket. By arranging the socket at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees to the at bottom of the body, the handle extends at an angle which is best suited for manipulating the mop. As a preference, the end of the handle, which is attached to the body, is screw-threaded for engagement 'with internal screw-threads on the wall of the socket.

For reinforcing the canvas sheath around the holes I4, I5, a strip of canvas 20, provided with holes registering with the holes I4, I 5, may be stitched to the sheath around said holes as is more clearly seen in Fig. 3.

In accordance with another phase of the invention, aps 2l are provided over the holes I4, I5, on both Sides of the head, to which aps are stitched short lengths of mop yarn Iiia along lines coinciding with those on the sheath. In this case the middle rows of mop yarn are omitted below the flaps. The aps are stitched to the sheath along the median line thereof as indicated at 22 in Fig. 2, and the corners are tacked to the sheath as indicated at 23 in Fig. 2. These flaps cover the openings I4, I5. Furthermore, the lengths of mop yarn of the head assume a very irregular or tousled conditioncov ering the holes in the sheath, but with the use of the iaps, one may grasp some of the tufts of the mop yarn in the neighborhood of the holes and by pulling them upward, he will readily expose the holes to View, so as to facilitate moving the body into position with its socket in register with one of the uncovered holes.

The device may be made in various sizes and with the larger sizes, it is preferred to brace the handle from the body. To provide for this, a length of relatively heavy wire is employed which is bent upon itself at its middle to form two straight arms 26, and a loop 25 which is disposed at right angles to the plane of the arms and surrounds the handle. The two arms 26 extend from the loop and are spread apart and have end portions aligned with the remainder of the arms and arranged to engage in sockets 2l formed in the body. Holes 28 may be provided in the sheath, if desired, that register with the sockets 21 to enable the ends of the arms to enter the sockets, or the holes 28 may be omitted and the ends of the arms may press the sheath into the sockets 2l. A flanged collar 29 is fastened upon the handle in position to force the ends of the arms into the sockets when the handle is screwed home in the threaded socket of the body, as is clearly indicated in Fig. 4.

In accordance with the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 6, two sockets Ia may be provided in the body I Ie, one on each side of the median line thereof and extending at an angle of approximately forty-ve degrees to the body. In this case one hole only is required on each side of the head to obtain the same result as in the preferred form.

Fig. 7 shows the body IIb formed with two flat faces, either of which may be used as the bottom of the body. One or two internally screw threaded sockets Ib may be formed in the block for the reception of the handle. The socket or sockets I6b extend at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees to the body and may extend completely through the body.

If desired, the sheath I2a may be formed with a single elongated hole Ilia, Ia in each side thereof extending in a direction crosswise of the sheath so as to extend on both sides of the median line thereof, whereby one end of each hole will always register with the screw threaded single or plural sockets in the body.

When the invention is applied to an applica tor, the head is preferably in the form of a sleeve-like wool felt pad, or a pad having any other pliable material on its face.

More or less variation of the exact details of construction is possible without departing from the spirit of this invention; I desire, therefore, not to limit myself to the exact form of the construction shown and described, but intend, in the following claims to point out all of the invention disclosed herein.

I claim -as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A mop or the like comprising an elongated body having a flat bottom face and having also a socket disposed approximately midway between its ends and extending crosswise thereof at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees with respect to its bottom face, a removable and replaceable sleeve-like head comprising a sleevelike sheath with a multiplicity of overlapping lengths of mop yarn stitched to both sides of the sheath, whereby both sides of the head are usable, there being at least one hole in each side of the sheath disposed approximately midway between its ends and adapted to register with the socket in the body when the latter is inserted into the hollow thereof, naps, one secured to each side of the sheath over the hole therein and each i'lap having a multiplicity of overlapping lengths of mop yarn stitched thereto and a handle insertable into the socket in the body through the hole in the head which registers with the socket.

2. A mop or the like comprising an elongated body having a at bottom face and having also a socket disposed approximately midway between its ends and extending crosswise thereof at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees with respect to its bottom face, said socket opening out through the top of the body at one side of its median line, a removable and replaceable sleeve-like head comprising a sleeve-like sheath with :a multiplicity of overlapping lengths of mop yarn stitched to both sides of the sheath, whereby both sides of the head are usable, there being at least one hole in each side of the sheath disposed approximately midway between its ends and at one side of the median line of the sheath, whereby the socket in the body may be moved into register with a hole in the head when the body is inserted into the hollow thereof, flaps,

f one secured to each side of the sheath over the hole therein and each ap having a multiplicity of overlapping lengths of mop yarn stitched thereto and a handle insertable into the socket in the body through the hole in the head which registers with the socket.

3. A mop or the like comprising an elongated body having a nat bottom face and having also a socket disposed approximately midway between its ends and extending crosswise thereof at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees with respect to the bottom of the face, a removable and replaceable sleeve-like head comprising a sleeve-like sheath with a multiplicity of overlapping lengths of mop yarn stitched to both sides of the sheath, whereby both sides of the head are usable, there being a pair of holes in each side of the sheath disposed approximately midway between its ends, those of each pair being located on opposite sides of the median line of the sheath and one of each pair being arranged to register with the socket in the body, flaps, one secured to each side of the sheath along its median line and overlapping the tWo holes therein, said flaps each having a multiplicity of lengths of mop yarn stitched to the outer sides thereof, and a handle insertable into the socket in the body through the hole in the head which registers with the socket.

4. A mop or the like comprising an elongated body having an internally threaded socket disposed approximately midway between its ends and extending at an angle of approximately forty-ve degrees With respect thereto, a handle having a threaded end insertable into the socket in the body, a collar secured to said handle and a brace composed of a length of wire formed at its middle with a loop engaging said handle under said collar and tWo straight arms which extend in a plane disposed at right 'angles to the loop and diverge therefrom, the end portions of which arms are aligned With the remainder of the arms and arranged to engage in sockets formed in said body, with the collar bearing against the loop When the handle is screwed home in the body.

CHARLES E. KREBS. 

